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I had read an interview with Chan during the season, and I thought no way was he even considering coming back to coaching. All he talked about were his grandkids, and how he doesn't even watch football now.

Harrington throws a turd in the punchbowl and the commenters let him have it: http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/sabres-nhl/a-taint-on-the-sport-any-way-you-cut-it-20150118

Awesome!

Bill Walsh used to tell OJ how much he hated that trade!

I was, too. Because I had the good fortune of sitting next to Polian a the airport, when our flight was delayed to Boston. We were both going there for the same thing - in 1993 - the Bills-Pats game. I figured he doesn't want to talk football with me, but after awhile I had USA Today open and it was an article about how Keith Jackson of the Eagles and some other players were all of a sudden free agents. I pointed to it, and said 'Are you going to sign him?" And, then we talked football for the next hour! And, we brought up this running back who was tearing it up at SD State. Something like Marshall Faulk. He couldn't have been more high on him. I said what about the competition. And, he emphatically said "That guy is the real deal" And, then 6 years later, he trades him, and I'm like What?? Definitely

Ricky Williams for the entire Saints draft and a 1st and 3rd the next year is insanely stupid. The Saints moved up 7 spots for 8 picks.

I can live with that. Murray had said that any of the teams that NEED goalies don't WANT goalies.

He's going to be a consultant? Maybe we can hire him for that job that Polian was going to do.

This is what I came to this thread for. Very happy to see! @mikerodak: Bills also say that Donnie Henderson will stay on staff as co-DBs coach with McDonald

I don't think so. I forgot the name of it. Thanks.

The Spirit of Momma Pecoraro lives on!!

Exactly what I've been saying. You had to be here to know that game would never have been played. I've heard this a number of times, and it's just wrong.

I love this thread

Back to Blasdell!

You must be hearing the sirens. Or maybe the sirens are the bad thing. Oh hell - just buy the roof.

It's women. I know so many who love going in September, esp. Opening Day, and won't go when the weather is bad. I don't remember the ticket situation, but you're definitely right on all the other stuff.

I can see how if you didn't live through it, you would think the game would be doable. IT WAS NOT. It was an insane situation. I have been to the coldest games in Bills history. Every one of them. The two back to back 12/26/93 and then the Raiders in the playoffs. They were insanely cold. I could not have and wouldn't have even thought to go to a game this time. Not because of it being outside. Because nobody could go anywhere. If you were here for the Blizzard of 77, it was like that. 4 Braves games and 2 Sabres games were postponed during that. Indoors. I don't see how letting you know you have the wrong week is being disagreeable. It's just the facts.

A good night. I wish it had been a great one!

So, you've heard the commercial hundreds of times, yet had no idea what the name of the company was and had to do a convoluted google search on it. That's really effective advertising. Good thing they have such an easy name to pick out of the ad like Thomann. I've heard of exactly zero people in my life with that name. No phone number, a murky name, no website mentioned. I just hate stupidity and it drives me nuts hearing it all the time. Not to mention what Metz above called the Rott ads - absolutely friggin bizarre. I hear it and it's like nails on the chalkboard.

Do you think I'm stupid? I live here. I was in the middle of the whole thing and I have season tickets for both teams (I don't go to all the Sabres games). The thing got started on the night of Nov 17 into the 18th. . The Sharks were already in town so they played in front of friends and family at the arena. The Friday game was impossible to play, just like the Bills game was. The snow finally stopped by Saturday the 22nd. It rained that day and much melted so the Winn Jets game on 11/26 was no problem. We were back on our feet really by Monday the 24th. http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/11909570/buffalo-sabres-home-game-new-york-rangers-postponed-snowstorm

Concert tours that are stadium big usually happen during the summer, not winter. You're looking at the week after the storm. The week of the storm, they played the Sharks in front of dozens of people, and then played on Saturday at Washington. No other home games happened. I guarantee the Rangers game got moved from the Friday night spot, and there may have been another postponement. That Packers game was so full of people and energy that it's not a good example at all. Not sure what happened with your ticket situation. I just know that being at that game was easily the most electric game of the year.

I think 55K is the capacity for the Monster Jam, Supercross, etc. Not what they expect to get.

I didn't see you address December. I would think that problem will be solved with a smaller stadium, which it will be no matter what............I do hate that there are fans who don't go because of the weather. I have skipped December games (and just ate my ticket) because they the Bills are out of it and they are meaningless - just like how I don't go to my preseason games. But, I've never not gone because of the weather. But, I do know others do. The Sabres cancelled at least one game, and I think two - you don't see it because the games got rescheduled. It was a Rangers game on Friday of that week, and I think one more..............Plus the Tuesday game had a few thousand people at most, but got played because it was a West Coast team, who was in town already and would be super hard to get back in town at a later date. BTW, I just saw that you said about December when we were really good. That I don't remember at all. I remember sold out games - with 80,020 seats at the time...................I know that the wild card game wasn't sold out, but it had over 75K people.

I'm wondering this also. I guess there would be a lot of dates blocked at the arena that then can be used at the indoor stadium, but I'm not sure what kind of events would even go to it.

I figured you don't live here now - at least not south of the city. We weren't going anywhere - people were buried in cars and there were 7 feet in my street.................My point is the game would not have been played even if there was a dome. The Sabres cancelled games and they aren't an outdoor team. That November storm should have no bearing on a decision. As it wouldn't have mattered.